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2024-09-25Lack of funding is no reason to keep young disabled people in nursing homes
Ombudsman Ger Deering has called for adequate funding to be given to the HSE to avoid younger people with a disability having to live inappropriately in nursing homes.
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2024-09-19
Ombudsman’s Annual Report promotes fair access for Albertans
In a detailed account of the past year, Ombudsman Kevin Brezinski’s annual report outlines the positive outcomes his office generated through 2023-24. Investigations into systemic problems affecting vulnerable Albertans remained at the forefront.
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2024-09-19
Ombudsperson welcomes delivery of compensation payments to Sons of Freedom Doukhobors, expresses concern over poor communication, unclear criteria
Seven months after the Premier’s historic apology to the Sons of Freedom Doukhobor survivors and their families in the BC legislature, the BC Ombudsperson is pleased to learn survivors of detention at New Denver in the 1950s are finally being compensated for government’s actions.
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2024-09-19
Ombudsman encourages Paramount Chiefs to uphold justice and good governance
In his campaign to promote and strengthen administrative justice, accountability and good governance in Sierra Leone, the Ombudsman Tejan Ahmed Israel Jah Esq called on Paramount Chiefs in the Southern Region to uphold justice, accountability and good governance within their Districts, Chiefdoms and localities. He made this statement whilst addressing Paramount Chiefs, District Chairpersons, Mayors and other galaxy of eminent people and government functionaries at the Human Capital Development Advocacy Meeting held at the Moyamba District Council Hall.
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2024-09-19
Ombudsman fetes student leaders as integrity champions
The Office of the Ombudsman recognized integrity champions of the youth during its Campus Integrity Crusaders Awards Ceremony on 30 August 2024. Spearheaded by Deputy Ombudsman Jose Balmeo, Jr., Assistant Ombudsman Janina Hidalgo and Director Rhodora Fenix-Galicia, the Office awarded seven outstanding school organizations for the successful implementation of its enrolled activities promoting integrity, social responsibility and gender and development.
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2024-09-19
Ángel Gabilondo clausura el III Observatorio de los ODS
El jueves, el 12 de septembre de 2024, el Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, clausuró en CaixaForum de Madrid el III Observatorio de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) ‘Las PES del triple impacto: plantea-personas-prosperidad’.
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2024-09-19
Ombudsperson participates at the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
The Ombudsperson participated in the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by intervening in a panel discussion, which took place on September 11, 2024, in Geneva, on how to “Promote and protect economic, social and cultural rights in the context of combating inequalities”.
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2024-09-19
Home Office is wrongly denying compensation to Windrush victims
Almost half a million pounds in compensation has been secured following investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman for people wrongly denied payment by the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
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2024-09-19
The Althingi Ombudsman submits his annual report to Althingi on activities in the previous year
By 1 September, each year, the Althingi Ombudsman submits his annual report to Althingi on activities in the previous year. An excerpt of the annual report in English has now, for the second time, been made available online. The excerpt contains several main points of some of the most important cases dealt with in 2023, statistical information and the OPCAT summary.
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2024-09-19
Chief Ombudsman’s first investigation into official information handling by council-controlled infrastructure providers
The Chief Ombudsman’s latest self-initiated investigations into official information practices will include two council-controlled organisations for the first time. Peter Boshier has announced investigations of Auckland Transport and Wellington Water along with the Wellington City Council, Queenstown Lakes District Council and Marlborough District Council.
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2024-09-19
Inteligencia Artificial y nuevas tecnologías reproducen la discriminación hacia las mujeres con discapacidad
Según la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México, en el Día Nacional de las Mujeres con Discapacidad es oportuno visibilizar la brecha de desigualdad y discriminación que aún persiste en ese grupo de atención prioritaria. Ejemplo de lo anterior, es el uso y aprovechamiento de las nuevas tecnologías y sistemas de inteligencia artificial.
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2024-09-19
In the Senate, DPU and AGU present Actions and Results of the ‘Caravan of Rights’ programme
On Tuesday, 3 September 2024, the Federal Public Defenders' Office (DPU), the Attorney General's Office (AGU), and the National Association of Federal Public Defenders (Anadef) took part in a public hearing at the Federal Senate. The session aimed to discuss and present the results of the ‘Caravan of Rights: Reconstruction of Rio Grande do Sul’ programme.
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2024-04-11
Hôpital : les chambres médicalement requises ne peuvent pas toujours être facturées
Un proche d’un citoyen en fin de vie porte plainte contre un hôpital qui lui facture sa chambre privée. En raison de son état de santé, le citoyen a été isolé dans cette chambre dès son arrivée. Veuillez cliquer ici pour lire comment le Protecteur du Citoyen est intervenu dans ce cas.
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2024-03-14
La DPU lance l'Observatoire de la Violence envers les Femmes
Le jeudi 7 mars, le Bureau Fédéral du Défenseur Public (DPU) a inauguré l'Observatoire de la Violence envers les Femmes. L'Observatoire aura comme objectif de mettre en place des stratégies visant à renforcer les actions de la DPU concernant tous les types de violence, ainsi qu'à promouvoir les droits humains. Des plaintes pourront bientôt y être déposées.
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2024-09-12
School items donated to children in need
Based on the initiative of Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma, the agencies and organizations – such as the Hungarian Prison Service, the Police and the state-owned forest enterprises – participating in the renovation and refurbishment-related programme aimed at several residential child care communities donated school supplies to the residents of these facilities, including the ones that had been renovated through mutual effort.
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2024-09-12
European Ombudsman encourages Council to assess risks around use of sponsorship by rotating presidency
The Ombudsman has encouraged the Council of the European Union to assess whether its guidance for corporate sponsorship of its rotating presidency is effective at mitigating potential conflicts of interest and reputational risks for the EU, and to explore possible measures to help mitigate these risks.
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2024-09-12
Educación no concreta medidas para paliar la desigualdad entre los escolares, como recomienda el Síndic de Greuges de la Comunitat Valenciana
El Síndic de Greuges de la Comunitat Valenciana, Ángel Luna, lamenta que la Conselleria de Educación no haya concretado qué medidas va a adoptar para aliviar la desigualdad de los escolares en situación de vulnerabilidad social, tal y como recomienda exhaustivamente la institución que preside.
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2024-09-12
Pregnant woman turned away after Ealing council uses outdated definition of domestic abuse, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman says
Ealing council wrongly turned away a pregnant woman who approached it for help with housing, despite police and other agencies saying it was not safe for her to return to her tenancy in another area. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman was asked to investigate. It found the council used an outdated, narrow definition of domestic abuse, limiting it to physical attacks.
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2024-09-12
The Ombudsman presents the Ombudsplan 2025 to Parliament
Pursuant to Section 10(4) of the Ombudsman Act 1995, the Ombudsman, Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon, has submitted the Ombudsplan 2025 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Anġlu Farrugia. The Ombudsplan 2025 sets out the planned activities and initiatives that the Office of the Ombudsman aims to undertake in the coming year. It also provides Parliament with an update on the concerns raised in the previous year’s Ombudsplan.
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2024-09-12
Inspector’s report on Cairns and Murgon watch-houses released
The Cairns and Murgon watch‑houses inspection report: Focus on detention of children, prepared by the Inspector of Detention Services, was tabled by the Honourable Curtis Pitt MP, Speaker of the Queensland Parliament on Wednesday, 11 September 2024. Under the Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022 the Queensland Ombudsman, Mr Anthony Reilly, is also the Inspector of Detention Services.